WO2016085947A1 - Enregistrement magnétique entrelacé - Google Patents

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WO2016085947A1
WO2016085947A1 PCT/US2015/062359 US2015062359W WO2016085947A1 WO 2016085947 A1 WO2016085947 A1 WO 2016085947A1 US 2015062359 W US2015062359 W US 2015062359W WO 2016085947 A1 WO2016085947 A1 WO 2016085947A1
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  • This invention relates generally storage device technologies and more particularly to components and techniques for improving areal storage densities in storage devices utilizing magnetic media.
  • SMR shingled magnetic recording
  • SMR allows for increased areal density capability (ADC) as compared to conventional magnetic recording (CMR) but at the cost of some performance ability.
  • ADC areal density capability
  • CMR refers to a system that allows for random data writes to available cells anywhere on a magnetic media.
  • SMR systems are designed to utilize a write element with a write width that is larger than a defined track pitch. As a result, changing a single data cell within a data track entails re-writing a corresponding group of shingled (e.g., sequentially increasing or decreasing) data tracks.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a data storage device including a transducer head assembly for writing data on a magnetic storage medium.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates example data writes in a storage drive employing an interlaced magnetic recording (IMR) technique.
  • IMR interlaced magnetic recording
  • FIG. 3 illustrates other example data writes in a storage drive employing an interlaced magnetic recording technique.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates still other example data writes in a storage drive employing an interlaced magnetic recording technique.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example plot of areal density capability (ADC) achievable for different CMR storage drives.
  • FIG. 6 illustrates another example data storage device for implementing the disclosed technology
  • FIG. 7 illustrates example operations for recording data using an interlaced magnetic recording technique .
  • Implementations disclosed herein provide for a transducer head including a first write element configured to write data at a first write width and a second write element configured to write data at a second write width less than the first write width.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a data storage device 100 including a transducer head assembly 120 for writing data on a magnetic storage medium 108.
  • the magnetic storage medium 108 is, in FIG. 1, a magnetic storage disc on which data bits can be recorded using a magnetic write pole (e.g., a write pole 130) and from which data bits can be read using a magnetoresistive element (not shown).
  • the storage medium 108 rotates about a spindle center or a disc axis of rotation 112 during rotation, and includes an inner diameter 104 and an outer diameter 102 between which are a number of concentric data tracks 110. Information may be written to and read from data bit locations in the data tracks on the storage medium 108.
  • the transducer head assembly 120 is mounted on an actuator assembly 109 at an end distal to an actuator axis of rotation 114.
  • the transducer head assembly 120 flies in close proximity above the surface of the storage medium 108 during disc rotation.
  • the actuator assembly 109 rotates during a seek operation about the actuator axis of rotation 112. The seek operation positions the transducer head assembly 120 over a target data track for read and write operations.
  • the transducer head assembly 120 includes two different write elements 126 and 128.
  • the write elements 126 and 128 are shown to be in alignment in the cross-track direction; however, other write element configurations are contemplated for use in other implementations.
  • Each of the write elements 126 and 128 includes a write pole (not shown) that converts a series of electrical pulses sent from a controller 106 into a series of magnetic pulses of commensurate magnitude and length, and the magnetic pulses selectively magnetize magnetic grains of the rotating magnetic media 108 as they pass below the pulsating write element 126 or 128.
  • View C illustrates magnified views 150 and 152 of a same surface portion of the storage media 108 according to different write methodologies and settings of the storage device 100.
  • the magnified views 150 and 152 include a number of magnetically polarized regions, also referred to herein as "data bits," along the data tracks of the storage media 108.
  • Each of the data bits (e.g., a data bit 127) represents one or more individual data bits of a same state (e.g., Is or 0s).
  • the data bit 129 is a magnetically polarized region
  • the adjacent data bit 127 is an oppositely polarized region representing one or more bits of a second state (e.g., a single
  • the magnified view 150 illustrates magnetic transitions recorded according to a conventional magnetic recording (CMR) technique.
  • CMR magnetic recording
  • all written data tracks are randomly writeable and of substantially equal width.
  • a random write refers to a write operation to a first data track that does not critically impair (e.g., corrupt or erase) data on either adjacent track.
  • the recorded data bits of the magnified view 150 are recorded with a same write element (e.g., either the write element 126 or 128) of the storage device 100.
  • an achievable linear density e.g., density along an individual data track
  • the data bit 127 may represent the smallest data bit recordable by a particular write element.
  • a read element (not shown) may have difficulty deciphering the data recorded on the media 108 if the various polarized regions are too small or placed too close to one another.
  • linear density is increased at the expense of track density (ktpi). For example, an acceptable bit error rate (BER) may be maintained while increasing linear density (kbpi) of each data track so long as the width of the data tracks is also uniformly increased. However, widening data tracks decreases the overall areal density capability (ADC), (e.g., the product between linear density and track density) of the storage media 108.
  • ADC areal density capability
  • the magnified view 152 illustrates data bits recorded according to another set of system parameters implementing an interlaced magnetic recording (IMR) technique.
  • IMR interlaced magnetic recording
  • ADC total areal density capability
  • the magnified view 152 illustrates alternating data tracks of different track widths and different linear densities.
  • the write element 128 is used to write a first grouping of alternating data tracks (e.g., data tracks 158, 160, and 162) with a wide written track width, while the write element 126 is used to write a second grouping of interlaced data tracks (e.g., the data tracks 164, 166) with a narrower written track width.
  • Data of the narrow, interlaced data tracks overwrites edges of adjacent and previously written data tracks of the wider width.
  • the write of the data track 164 overwrites data on the adjacent edges of the data tracks 164 and 166.
  • a defined track pitch e.g., radial spacing between centers of two directly adjacent data tracks
  • the first grouping of data tracks includes data of a higher linear density than the interlaced tracks (e.g., the data tracks 164 and 166).
  • Other implementations of the disclosed technology may provide for data tracks of three or more different written track widths and/or three or more different linear densities on a same surface of the magnetic storage medium 108.
  • a storage controller 106 of the storage device 100 alters one or more system parameters (e.g., write current, overshoot, waveform, etc.) based on a discrete write location where data is received and stored on the storage medium 108. For example, the storage controller 106 may write even-numbered data tracks on the storage medium 108 with a first linear density and track width and write odd- numbered data tracks on the magnetic media with a second linear density and different track width.
  • system parameters e.g., write current, overshoot, waveform, etc.
  • the storage medium 108 is divided radially into zones and each zone is associated with multiple linear densities. For example, two different linear densities may be used to write data of alternating tracks within each individual radial zone. The linear densities used in one radial zone may differ from the linear densities used in any other radial zone of the storage medium 108.
  • controller 106 may be configured to systematically direct incoming write commands to different data tracks of the storage medium according to a number of prioritized random access (PRA) rules. For example, the controller 106 selects storage locations for each incoming write command to systematically maximize a total number of possible random writes.
  • PRA prioritized random access
  • the controller 106 includes software and/or hardware, and may be implemented in any tangible computer-readable storage media within or communicatively coupled to the storage device 100.
  • tangible computer-readable storage media includes, but is not limited to, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, flash memory or other memory technology, CD ROM, digital versatile disks (DVD) or other optical disk storage, magnetic cassettes, magnetic tape, magnetic disk storage or other magnetic storage devices, or any other tangible medium which can be used to store the desired information and which can accessed by mobile device or computer.
  • intangible computer-readable communication signals may embody computer readable instructions, data structures, program modules or other data resident in a modulated data signal, such as a carrier wave or other signal transport mechanism.
  • modulated data signal means a signal that has one or more of its characteristics set or changed in such a manner as to encode information in the signal.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates example data writes in magnetic disc 200 employing an IMR technique.
  • the magnetic disc 200 includes a number of substantially circular data tracks (e.g., data tracks 202-210).
  • a controller (not shown) selects data tracks to receive and store incoming data. For each write operation, the controller identifies relevant PRA rules and executes the write operation in a manner that satisfies the relevant PRA rules.
  • PRA rules dictate an order in which two or more data tracks on the magnetic disc 200 are to be written.
  • a PRA rule may specify that the data track 203 is to be written before either of the adjacent data tracks 202 or 204.
  • the data track 203 is randomly writable if the data tracks 202 and 204 do not contain any data. If however, data is already stored on either of the data tracks 202 and 204, the data write to the data track 203 may include: (1) caching the data on the data tracks 202 and/or 204; (2) writing the data track 203; and (3) subsequently, re -writing the data of the data tracks 202 and/or 204.
  • a number of other example PRA rules are described below and also with respect to other implementations. These example PRA rules can be optionally included or omitted in any combination from any implementation of the disclosed technology.
  • the dotted lines indicate boundaries between adjacent data tracks having a same track pitch 216, which represents a center-to-center distance between two adjacent data tracks having the same track pitch 216 (e.g., distance between centers of adjacent data tracks).
  • a same or substantially equal track pitch is employed across an entire surface of the magnetic disc.
  • the track pitch 216 of each data track is smaller than a written track width (Wl), (e.g., an actual width of recorded data bits in the cross-track direction) for data written to the first plurality of alternating data tracks 203, 205, 207, and 209.
  • Wl written track width
  • the first plurality of alternating data tracks 203, 205, 207, and 209 includes either exclusively even-numbered tracks or exclusively odd-numbered tracks.
  • the first plurality of data tracks e.g., those tracks written with a wider bit footprint
  • odd-numbered data tracks are hereinafter referred to as "odd-numbered" data tracks. It should be understood, however, that the odd-numbered tracks may, in practice, be even-numbered tracks and vice versa.
  • the odd-numbered (e.g., wider) data tracks are written with a higher linear density than the even-numbered data tracks.
  • a storage drive employing the illustrated IMR technique includes a transducer assembly with two write elements configured to write to a same surface of the magnetic media.
  • a larger write element writes data to the odd-numbered data tracks, while a smaller write element writes data to the even-numbered data tracks.
  • the larger write element writes data having a written track width that is larger than the track pitch 216 (e.g., as illustrated by the written data tracks 203, 205, 207, and 209).
  • the written track width of the odd-numbered data tracks is less than a spacing 214.
  • the linear density may be initially set to a highest achievable linear density and then reduced so that the on-track BER (e.g., bit error rate based on loglO) is just below a target threshold.
  • the on-track BER may be set to 0.3-0.5 decades lower than the target threshold BER.
  • a PRA rule specifies that data may not be written to any of the even-numbered data tracks (e.g., the data tracks 202, 204, 206, 208, 210) until a capacity condition is satisfied.
  • the capacity condition may be satisfied when a total capacity of data stored on the magnetic disc 200 reaches 50-65% of the total storage capacity.
  • the capacity condition may be satisfied when data stored within an individual radial zone of the magnetic disc 200 reaches some percentage of the total storage capacity of that radial zone. So long as data is written exclusively to the odd-numbered data tracks, the odd- numbered data tracks are each randomly writeable and adjacent track interference (ATI) is not a limiting concern because the even tracks do not include any data that may be overwritten or corrupted.
  • ATI adjacent track interference
  • write 1 indicates an example order in which the odd-numbered data tracks are written.
  • adjacent odd-numbered data tracks are written in a different order (e.g., a non-consecutive order).
  • FIG. 3 illustrates data writes to a magnetic disc 300 employing another IMR technique.
  • the magnetic disc 300 includes a number of circular data tracks (e.g., data tracks 302-310).
  • a controller (not shown) selects data tracks to receive and store incoming data.
  • data tracks e.g., data tracks 302-310.
  • the controller directs the incoming data writes to odd-numbered data tracks (e.g., 303, 305, 307, and 309) so long as a capacity condition is satisfied. After the threshold capacity is reached, the controller begins to direct incoming data writes to even-numbered data tracks (e.g., 302, 304, 306).
  • odd-numbered data tracks e.g., 303, 305, 307, and 309
  • even-numbered data tracks e.g., 302, 304, 306
  • data is written to the magnetic disc 300 with two different write elements differing in size so that one write element generates a stronger magnetic field than the other write element. For example, a larger write element writes data to the odd-numbered data tracks and a smaller write element writes data to the even-numbered data tracks. Consequently, data bits written to the even-numbered tracks have a written track width (W2) which is narrower than a written track width (Wl) of the odd-numbered data tracks.
  • W2 written track width
  • Wl written track width
  • ⁇ e.g., write current, overshoot, data waveform, etc.
  • write current e.g., overshoot, data waveform, etc.
  • SNR/BER margin e.g., 0.3 decades
  • the written track width W2 of the even-numbered data tracks is less than or approximately equal to a defined track pitch 316 (e.g., a spacing between a center of an even-numbered data track and an adjacent odd-numbered data track).
  • a ratio of track width of odd-numbered data tracks to the track width of even-numbered data tracks (W1/W2) is between 1.2/1 and 2/1. In another implementation, the ratio of (W1/W2) is between 1.2/1 and 1.6/1. Other implementations are also contemplated.
  • a PRA rule specifies that data may not be written to any of the even-numbered data tracks (e.g., the data tracks 302, 304, 306) until a capacity condition is satisfied.
  • a controller of the storage device may fill all of the odd-numbered data tracks of the magnetic disc 300 with high density data of the wider track width before writing data to any even-numbered data tracks.
  • a data write to an even-numbered data track e.g., the data track 304 overwrites and effectively "trims" edges of adjacent odd-numbered tracks (e.g., the data tracks 303 and 305) in narrow overlap regions where the data of the odd-numbered data track "bleeds" over the natural track boundaries.
  • a data bits of the narrow data track 304 may overwrite the right edges of data bits of the wider data track 303 and the left edges of a data bits of the wider data track 305. Even though each even-numbered data track overwrites the edge portions of adjacent odd-number data tracks, a readable portion of the data of the odd-numbered tracks is retained in the center region of each odd-numbered data track. Therefore, a bit error rate (BER) of the odd- numbered data tracks 303 and 305 may be substantially unaltered by the data write to the data track 304.
  • BER bit error rate
  • a random re-write of the data of one of the odd-numbered data tracks may overwrite and substantially affect readability of data in adjacent even- numbered data tracks (e.g., the data track 302). Therefore, a data management method utilizing PRA rules is employed to ensure that groupings of adjacent data tracks are written in an order such that all data of all tracks is readable and total read/write processing time is mitigated.
  • a data management method entails multiple phases, with different PRA rules applicable during each phase.
  • the data management method may govern data writes to the entire magnetic disc 300, or (alternatively) govern data writes to a subset of the magnetic disc 300, such as a radial zone.
  • a first phase data is written exclusively to odd-numbered data tracks at a high linear density (e.g., wide track width) (e.g., as illustrated by "write 1", "write 2", “write 3" and "write 4").
  • the first phase continues until a capacity condition is satisfied.
  • the capacity condition may be a threshold disc capacity (e.g., 50% of the total disc capacity) or region capacity (e.g., of a radial zone on the disc).
  • each odd-numbered data track can be written to at random and directly overwritten without re-writing any data of adjacent data tracks.
  • a second phase of the data management method commences.
  • data writes may be directed to even-numbered data tracks.
  • the even-numbered data tracks are written to at a lower linear density (e.g., narrower track width).
  • writes to data directed exclusively to even-numbered data tracks can be performed at random (e.g., without re-writing data of any adjacent data tracks).
  • some odd-numbered data tracks may be written to randomly and others may not.
  • the data track 303 remains randomly writeable up until the point in time when data is first written to either of adjacent data tracks 302 or 304. If an odd-numbered data track is bounded by a data track including data, the odd-numbered data track is no longer randomly writeable.
  • updating data of the data track 303 may entail caching and subsequently re-writing the data of the adjacent data tracks 302 and 304 (if 304 contains data).
  • every other even-numbered data track is left blank for a period of time while the disk continues to fill up.
  • data is initially written to tracks 304 and 308 (per “write 5" and "write 6", respectively), but no data is written to any of tracks 302, 306, or 310. So long as every-other even-numbered data track is left blank, non-random data writes entail writing no more than two data tracks at once.
  • writing data to the data track 303 entails (1) reading data tracks 303 and 302 to a temporary cache location; (2) re -writing the data track 303 with one or more updated cells; and (3) re-writing the data track 302 after the write of data track 303 is complete.
  • the data management method entails a third phase that commences once another capacity condition is satisfied.
  • the third phase may commence after all alternating even-numbered data tracks (e.g., either within a radial zone or across the surface of the disc) include data. Data writes during the third phase of PRA are further illustrated in FIG. 4.
  • FIG. 4 illustrates example data writes 400 in a magnetic disc employing an interlaced magnetic recording technique.
  • the magnetic disc 400 includes a number of circular data tracks (e.g., data tracks 402-410).
  • a larger write element writes data to the odd- numbered data tracks and a smaller write element writes data to the even-numbered data tracks.
  • a controller selects data tracks to receive and store incoming data according to a multi-phase data management method. During a first phase of the data management method, the controller directs the new incoming data to odd-numbered data tracks (e.g., via "write 1", “write 2", “write 3", and "write 4", as illustrated) until a first capacity condition is satisfied.
  • a second phase of the data management method commences and the controller begins to direct new incoming data to every other even- numbered data track (e.g., via "write 5" and "write 6," as shown).
  • a third phase of PRA commences and the controller begins to direct incoming data to the remaining un-filled data tracks (e.g., "write 7,” “write 8,” and "write 9", as shown).
  • any one of the even-numbered data tracks can be randomly written.
  • writing data write to any of the odd-numbered data track entails caching and re -writing any data in adjacent even data tracks as well.
  • an update to the data track 403 entails (1) reading data tracks 402, 403, and 404 to a temporary cache location; (2) re-writing the data track 403 with one or more updated cells; and (3) subsequently re-writing the data tracks 402 and 404.
  • One consequence of the illustrated method of prioritized random access is that a size of a non-random data write never exceeds three data tracks (e.g., an odd-numbered data track and the two adjacent even-numbered data tracks).
  • This reduces back-end processing as compared to shingled magnetic recording systems that read and write data in groups of "bands" including several (e.g., 10 or more) data tracks at once to provide for increased areal drive capacity (ADC).
  • ADC areal drive capacity
  • the illustrated write methodology allows for even-numbered data tracks to be written to at random throughout the life of the drive, and for odd-numbered data tracks to be written to at least some period of time as the magnetic disc 400 is filled with data.
  • performance of the disclosed system exceeds that of widely available shingled magnetic recording systems.
  • the areal drive capacity achievable via the disclosed system is greater than existing conventional magnetic recording (CMR) and shingled magnetic recording (SMR) systems.
  • FIG. 5 illustrates an example plot 500 of areal density capability (ADC) of different
  • a first line 502 illustrates a trade-off between track density (ktpi) and linear density (kbpi) for various CMR systems including write elements of similar technical maturity.
  • a second line 504 illustrates a line of constant ADC equal to 1 tbpsi (e.g., the highest observed tbpsi for any CMR system represented via the data of plot 500). Due to write field limitations, perpendicular write heads generally do not write in excess of a threshold, for example, 500 ktpi. Therefore, the upper left portion of the second line 504 may represent a range not practically attainable.
  • a data point 506 illustrates an ADC of an example dual-writer system implementing the IMR techniques disclosed herein.
  • the example of data point 506 (discussed in detail below) is intended to illustrate a single implementation where ADC of an IMR systems exceeds that of conventional perpendicular recording systems. However, achievable ADC may vary
  • the data point 506 is discussed below with respect to one example dual-writer IMR system embodying the presently-disclosed technology.
  • various interlaced data tracks of different written width are "overlapped" to achieve a constant track pitch across a surface of a magnetic medium (e.g., as shown in FIGs. 3- 4).
  • a narrow write pole is used to write even-numbered data tracks having a written track width corresponding to a track density of approximately 600 kbpi.
  • a write pole capable of writing tracks at 600 kbpi is (according to the line 502) capable of producing a linear density as high as 1725 kbpi. Therefore, the narrow write pole may write data on the even-numbered tracks at about 1725 kbpi.
  • a wider write pole is used to write data to odd-numbered data tracks having a written track width that is approximately twice the track width of the written even-numbered data tracks.
  • a write pole capable of writing tracks at 300 ktpi (e.g., twice as wide as a system of 600 ktpi) is, according to the line 502, capable of producing a linear density as high as 2400 kbpi.
  • the example dual-writer IMR system may have an average linear density of 2060 kbpi (e.g., (1725+2400)/2) and an effective track density of 600 ktpi, yielding an areal density of about 1.24 tbpsi (e.g., as illustrated by the data point
  • FIG. 6 illustrates another example data storage device 600 for implementing the disclosed technology.
  • the data storage device 600 includes a storage medium 608 that rotates about a spindle center or a disc axis of rotation 612 during rotation, and includes an inner diameter 604 and an outer diameter 602 between which are a number of concentric data tracks
  • Information may be written to and read from data bit locations in the data tracks on the storage medium 608.
  • the data storage device 600 includes two independently-controlled actuator assemblies 610 and 614 that each have at least one transducer head assembly 620 and 622 attached thereto.
  • the transducer head assembly 620 includes a first write element 624 configured to write data at a first write width on the storage medium, while the transducer head assembly 622 includes a second write element 626 configured to write data at a second write width.
  • a controller of the data storage device 600 writes data directed to a first series of alternating data tracks on the storage medium using the first write element 624 and writes data to alternating tracks between the tracks of the first series using the second write element 626.
  • FIG. 7 illustrates example operations 700 for recording data using an interlaced magnetic recording technique.
  • a dividing operation 705 divides alternating data tracks on a storage medium surface into two different groups. A first of the two groups includes odd-numbered data tracks and a second of the two groups includes even-numbered data tracks.
  • a selection operation 710 selects a linear density for data written to the storage medium using a first write pole (e.g., a wide write pole).
  • the determining operation 710 determines a highest possible linear density corresponding to an on- track BER that is at or just below a target threshold (for example, 0.3 decades below the target threshold).
  • Another selection operation 715 determines a linear density for data written to the storage medium using a second write pole (e.g., a narrow write pole). According to one implementation, the selection operation 715 determines a highest possible linear density for the narrow write pole corresponding to an on-track BER that is at or just below a second set threshold. In one implementation, the ADC of the wide write pole at the selected linear density is higher than a best achievable ADC of the narrow write pole alone.
  • a receiving operation 720 receives a write command to write new data to the storage medium surface.
  • An identification operation 725 identifies applicable PRA rules, and a selection operation 730 selects a storage location based on the applicable PRA rules.
  • an applicable PRA rule may mandate that data writes within a radial zone are directed exclusively to odd-numbered data tracks until capacity condition for that radial zone is satisfied (e.g., 50% of the radial zone capacity). If the capacity condition is not satisfied, the new data is written to one or more odd-numbered data tracks using the first (e.g., wide) write pole and the associated linear density. If capacity condition is satisfied, the new data is written to one or more even-numbered data tracks using the second (e.g., narrow) write pole and the associated linear density.
  • capacity condition for that radial zone e.g. 50% of the radial zone capacity
  • data tracks written by the second write pole have a narrower written width than the data tracks written by the first write pole and are centered such that the track edges slightly overlap and "trim" data from the edges of adjacent, previously-written data tracks generated by the first write pole.
  • each of the wider (underlying) data tracks is still readable because the important information is retained within a center (untrimmed) portion of the data track.
  • the embodiments of the disclosed technology described herein are implemented as logical steps in one or more computer systems.
  • the logical operations of the presently disclosed technology are implemented (1) as a sequence of processor-implemented steps executing in one or more computer systems and (2) as interconnected machine or circuit modules within one or more computer systems.
  • the implementation is a matter of choice, dependent on the

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L'invention concerne un dispositif de stockage comprenant une tête de transducteur comprenant un premier élément d'écriture configuré pour écrire des données dans une première largeur d'écriture et un second élément d'écriture configuré pour écrire des données dans une seconde largeur d'écriture inférieure à la première largeur d'écriture. Selon un mode de réalisation, le premier élément d'écriture écrit des données dans une première densité linéaire et dans des pistes de données en alternance, et le second élément d'écriture écrit des données dans une seconde densité linéaire et des pistes de données entrelacées avec les pistes de données en alternance.
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